2026 NFL First Round Mock Draft For All 32 Picks: 7.0 (Post Super Bowl 60)
This article was originally published on Total Pro Sports.
With the 2026 NFL season officially in the books, the draft order has been set. We’re still two months away from the real deal, but it’s not too early to run out a post-Super Bowl 60 mock draft.
Let’s dive into an updated 2026 NFL first-round mock draft. Tom Brady’s squad is on the clock.
Who are the top prospects of the 2026 NFL Draft?
1. Las Vegas Raiders: Fernando Mendoza
There’s no way Klint Kubiak would have taken the Raiders’ coaching job if they weren’t planning to take Fernando Mendoza.
The Raiders have the easy choice to take the No. 1 quarterback prospect available. They can immediately build a nice core around Mendoza, Brock Bowers, and Ashton Jeanty — with a Super Bowl champion coach now calling the shots.
2. New York Jets: Arvell Reese
Dante Moore’s decision to return to Oregon in 2026 means the Jets will have to take the best non-QB here. They dealt away their two best players, Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams, at the trade deadline.
They can begin the rebuild on defense here by taking the do-it-all Ohio State linebacker who logged 6.5 sacks in his final year of college.
3. Arizona Cardinals: Spencer Fano
2023 first-round pick Paris Johnson Jr. is quickly emerging as one of the league’s best young offensive tackles. Arizona can solidify its o-line for years to come by adding the Utah product, the most polished pass-blocker of this class.
Kyler Murray or not, Arizona’s 2026 starting QB will love this special bookend tandem.
4. Tennessee Titans: Carnell Tate
Not a single Titan hit 600 receiving yards in 2025. How in the world will Cam Ward improve with such a lackluster set of pass-catchers?
The Titans have flaws across the board, but it would be hard to pass up on this speed-burner in the 2026 NFL draft who averaged 17.2 yards per catch in his final year with the Buckeyes.
5. New York Giants: Caleb Downs
New Giants head coach John Harbaugh worked with his fair share of great safeties in Baltimore, namely Ed Reed, Eric Weddle, and Kyle Hamilton.
Downs, another Ohio State product, has the skill set to be the next Kyle Hamilton — on another Harbaugh-coached team. A defense with Downs, Abdul Carter, Brian Burns, and Dexter Lawrence would have limitless potential.
6. Cleveland Browns: Jordyn Tyson
With David Njoku on his way out and Jerry Jeudy best served as a No. 2 receiver, Browns GM Andrew Berry has to bring in more playmakers for his starting QB in 2026.
With Carnell Tate off the board, Jordyn Tyson would be a slam-dunk pick in the No. 6 spot. The 6-foot-2, 200-pound serious threat would round out a nice pass-catching corps alongside Jeudy and tight end Harold Fannin Jr.
7. Washington Commanders: Rueben Bain Jr.
A 36-year-old Von Miller led Washington with nine sacks last season. That’s nice for him, but a terrible look for the rest of the Washington defense.
It should be an easy call here for Washington to take the top edge rusher remaining on their NFL draft board. Landing the 6-3, 275-pound beast out of Miami could be the final piece required to help this front seven regain its elite form.
8. New Orleans Saints: David Bailey
The ageless Cameron Jordan and Chase Young combined for 20.5 sacks last season. Imagine how much better this defense would go with one more explosive edge rusher?
Unless Kellen Moore presses for another pass-catcher here, the Saints should continue to build around the trenches and add a wreaker-of-havoc like Bailey. With Jordan nearing the end of his career, this is a chance for New Orleans to groom its future defensive leader.
9. Kansas City Chiefs: Jeremiyah Love
The Chiefs haven’t had a 1,000-yard rusher since 2017. The lack of an explosive running game caught up to them in 2017, and maybe GM Brett Veach should take the hint instead of relying on former day-three picks to lead his backfield.
Love would immediately flourish in an Andy Reid-coached offense led by Patrick Mahomes. The Chiefs still boast one of the league’s best run-blocking o-lines, and 1,500-plus yards isn’t out of the question for Love as a rookie.
10. Cincinnati Bengals: Sonny Styles
With Trey Hendrickson likely on his way out of Cincy, the Bengals will have to solidify the front seven one way or another. Styles does it all as a hard-hitting linebacker whose big-game experience might help Cincinnati re-emerge as a Super Bowl contender.
11. Miami Dolphins: Makai Lemon
With Tyreek Hill a sure bet to get cut in a cap-saving move, Miami will be down to one stud wide receiver. Not for long, though. When life gives you a lemon, draft him when he’s available in the NFL.
With Hill gone, Lemon comes to Miami to team up with a new 1-2 punch with Jaylen Waddle. Miami still has to figure out the QB situation, but an offense led by Lemon, Waddle, and De’Von Achane is a nice start.
12. Dallas Cowboys: Keldric Faulk
With a pair of first-round picks this year, Jerry Jones has to take at least one edge pass rusher. Quinnen Williams proved to be a great addition to bolster the interior defensive line. Let’s add Faulk to that front seven to complete the post-Micah Parsons makeover on defense.
Faulk is a day-one starter who can quickly shore up this leaky pass rush and run D under first-year defensive coordinator Christian Parker.
13. Los Angeles Rams (From Atlanta Falcons): Caleb Lomu
Rob Havenstein’s retirement leaves the Rams with a void at offensive tackle. Getting Lomu — one of Utah’s lights-out bookend tandem al alongside Lomu — here would be excellent value for GM Les Snead.
Lomu always projects to be a day-one starter. And as good as Havenstein was for 11 seasons there, he never had the upside that Lomu brings to the table. This could be a big-time upgrade for the NFC runner-ups.
14. Baltimore Ravens: Jermod McCoy
The 2025 Ravens had, to be perfectly blunt, one of the worst secondaries you’ll ever see. Marlon Humphrey appears to be washed up, and 2024 first-round NFL Draft pick Nate Wiggins suffered one of the worst sophomore slumps imaginable.
New head coach Jesse Minter had the luxury of working with plenty of quality defensive backs as the Los Angeles Chargers’ defensive coordinator. Adding McCoy to a secondary led by All-Pro safety Kyle Hamilton could help the secondary return to elite status.
15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Mansoor Delane
The Bucs’ secondary kept them out of the postseason for the first time since 2019. This defense certainly misses old friend Carlton Davis, and top cornerback Jamel Dean is a pending free agent.
Well, the Buccaneers can roll the dice on one of the many stud corners in this class. Delane had six interceptions and 18 pass breakups over his last two seasons at LSU. Delane and Antoine Winfield Jr. would be a nightmare ball-hawking duo in the secondary.
16. New York Jets (From Indianapolis Colts): Ty Simpson
This might feel like a reach to some. But with plenty of draft capital this year and for 2027, the Jets gotta take some risks. Simpson is the second-best QB in this year’s class. It doesn’t hurt to take a chance on the Alabama kid and see if he could be the sought-after solution behind center.
With Justin Fields still under contract, the Jets don’t need to throw Simpson into the starting job right away.
17. Detroit Lions: Peter Woods
The Lions will be searching for more playmakers on the defensive line to take some of the pressure off of Aidan Hutchinson. Getting a five-star run-stopping force in the NFL draft like Clemson’s Peter Woods would be a nice start.
The rushing defense was a problem in Motor City last year. Woods and a healthy Hutchinson alone can change that and close the gap with Chicago and Green Bay in the NFC North.
18. Minnesota Vikings: Avieon Terrell
The Vikings had the league’s second-best pass defense last season. But, we can’t help but wonder what would happen if they added another lockdown corner to complement Byron Murphy.
Terrell is tailor-made for Brian Flores’ aggressive defense. This elite ball-hawker had 21 pass breakups and eight forced fumbles in his last two years at Clemson.
19. Carolina Panthers: Francis Mauigoa
2022 first-round pick Ikem Ekwonu has been shaky at best. This might be Carolina’s best chance to get an upgrade at the other bookend alongside veteran Taylor Moton.
Or, they could put Maigoa at guard, one of Carolina’s main areas of concern. Either way, Maigoa would bolster the pass protection for Bryce Young, who’s finally starting to put it all together.
20. Dallas Cowboys (From Green Bay Packers): Cashius Howell
Yes, we have the Cowboys taking Keldric Faulk at No. 12. But why not double down on edge rushers? You can’t have too many of them in today’s NFL.
And turning Micah Parsons into Howell AND Quinnen Williams is suddenly a great-looking haul for Jerry. Howell, Williams, and Faulk would give the Cowboys a three-headed monster on the defensive line and close the gap with Philly in the NFC East.
21. Pittsburgh Steelers: Denzel Boston
The Steelers oughta get a new No. 1 receiver. DK Metcalf was their only reliable pass-catcher in 2025, and even he’s better suited as a No. 2.
Adding Boston to the mix would suddenly give Pittsburgh a rock-solid looking 1-2 punch at wide receiver. If Aaron Rodgers reunites with Mike McCarthy in 2026, this offense will look a lot better with Boston in the fold.
22. Los Angeles Chargers: Caleb Banks
The Chargers’ lack of depth in the front seven has been exposed time and time again against elite competition. So, unless they make some big moves via trade and free agency, it’d be a surprise if they didn’t take a defensive lineman with this pick.
Jim Harbaugh loves nasty, hard-hitting guys to dominate in the trenches. Banks is the perfect fit for a front seven that could lose Khalil Mack to trade or free agency.
23. Philadelphia Eagles: K.C. Concepcion
We’re operating under the assumption that the Eagles will move on from AJ Brown in the offseason. If that’s the case, Howie Roseman can wait until the NFL draft to get his No. 2 receiver to help DeVonta Smith.
The lack of home run balls from Jalen Hurts was a problem in 2025. That would change with the Texas A&M speedster who averaged 15.1 yards per catch last season.
24. Cleveland Browns (From Jacksonville Jaguars): Kadyn Proctor
Wyatt Teller, Jack Conklin, Cam Robinson, and Joel Bitonio are all pending free agents. And given their respective ages, there’s a good possibility that the Browns will let them all walk.
So, the front office keeps it simple by taking the best remaining offensive lineman on the board. Proctor is the complete package, finishing with run-blocking and pass-blocking grades of over 80 per Pro Football Focus.
25. Chicago Bears: T.J. Parker
If there was one issue on the feel-good Bears this year, it was the pass rush. Montez Sweat had 10 sacks, and Gervon Dexter was a distant second with six.
Clemson’s TJ Parker is a playmaker with 16 sacks over his last two college seasons. This plug-and-play guy would immediately wreak havoc, lining up alongside Sweat and Dexter.
26. Buffalo Bills: Germie Bernard
We still find it funny that the Bills fired Sean McDermott when it’s Brandon Beane who’s been missing on the draft picks. This was the guy who traded away Stefon Diggs with the belief he could replace his talents. How’s that working again?
Anyway, Beane knows he has to fix the receiving corps. There’s a lot of depth in this year’s class, but Alabama product and contested catch specialist Germie Bernard is the best pick here for a Josh Allen-led offense.
27. San Francisco 49ers: C.J. Allen
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Fred Warner is the best all-around linebacker in the game. But we saw how much the 49ers’ defense faltered after his gruesome ankle injury. Could you imagine what a linebacker tandem of Allen and Warner could accomplish together?
Now, you’re looking at a front seven with Allen, Warner, Nick Bosa, and Mykel Williams.
28. Houston Texans: Chris Brazzell II
The Texans really missed Tank Dell in 2025, and it showed. And sadly, there’s zero guarantee that he’ll be anything close to the rising star we saw before that horrific knee injury.
Even if Dell returns to his top form, there’s no harm in adding a big-bodied pass-catcher like Brazzell to complete the offense. CJ Stroud would love a red zone threat who had nine touchdowns at Tennessee last year.
29. Los Angeles Rams: Chris Bell
The run of receivers continues with the Rams taking Chris Bell. Davante Adams isn’t an All-Pro receiver anymore, and he’ll be entering his contract year at the age of 34. Good opportunity for the Rams to lock in their long-term No. 2 receiver behind Puka Nacua.
30. Denver Broncos: Kenyon Sadiq
Evan Engram had a disappointing first season with the Denver Broncos. As we predicted, the passing game was too reliant on Courtland Sutton. One day, GM George Paton may notice that.
Denver can shore up its need for a secondary pass-catcher here by nabbing the Oregon tight end. Sadiq spent some time with Bo Nix and Troy Franklin together at Oregon in 2024 before both turned pro, so the familiarity makes this a safe-and-sound NFL Draft pick.
31. New England Patriots: Olaivavega Ioane
New England’s leaky offensive line fell apart in the Super Bowl 60 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. They could target new bodies in free agency, but it might be hard to pass on the Penn State lineman who didn’t allow a single sack in 2025, per PFF.
32. Seattle Seahawks: Colton Hood
With Riq Woolen, Coby Bryant, and Josh Jobe all pending free agents, Seattle can find at least one replacement with the final day-one pick here.
Hood’s strong ball-hawking skills would make him a nice No. 2 corner to help superstar Devon Witherspoon. It ensures the Seattle defense doesn’t miss a beat, even if Woolen, Bryant, and Jobe all leave.
